Lots of kids will get lice at least once while they’re in school. Removing the insects and their eggs (called nits) from your child’s hair is a painstaking process — even if they aren’t squirming or ...

Head lice do not have preferences for clean or dirty hair. Anyone can get lice if they come into close contact with someone who has them. However, some research suggests that certain groups may be ...

Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to face. And the job is getting harder. Commonly used chemical products ...